COLÉGIO INTEGRADO MONTE MAIOR

Secondary English (B1-B2 Level)

Book Report Date: _02_/ _01 / 2020_ Grade: _________________

Nome: Bárbara Laranjo_______________________________________________11th A N.º4___

Title: Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince______________________________________

Author: J.K. Rowling_______________________________ Total number of pages: 509_

Number of chapters: 30___ How many pages have you read? 509________

How long did it take you to read the book ? 3 weeks________________________________

Main Character’s name: Harry James Potter

Setting
State 5 adjectives that describe the main character
Time Place
in a nutshell:
- Brave
- Powerful 1996 – 1997 Scotland and
- Strong-willed school year England,
- Selfless United
- Loyal Kingdom

Plot (What’s the problem in this text?):

It is Harry Potter’s sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and the
confirmation of Lord Voldemort’s return is all it takes to disturb the beginning of his
school year. The rising of the Dark Lord’s power and his army of Death Eaters is
increasingly noticeable and now, more than ever, it’s necessary to gather forces to fight
against evil. For that, Harry and Professor Dumbledore have to visit Voldemort’s obscure
past and, in the meantime, Harry faces a new mystery: who is the enigmatic half-muggle
half-wizard prince and where does he stand in the war that’s coming?
Turning Point (What did you find unexpected in the story?):
I find unexpected that, when the sixteen-year-old Death Eater Draco Malfoy fails to kill
Professor Dumbledore due to the fact that he is scared of doing so, Professor Snape ends
up being the one responsible for the headmaster’s death. I didn’t see this coming because
Snape belonged to the Order of The Phoenix (a secret society founded by Dumbledore to
oppose Voldemort and his Death Eaters) and was one of his most trusted allies.

Was this book important to you? Why? Why not?

Just like the rest of the Harry Potter series, this book means a lot to me, not just because
I like the story and the characters but because it teaches values of friendship, family and
loyalty. It also made me realize that no one can be all good nor all bad; sometimes good
people can do bad things out of fear or love and that doesn’t make them hateful, just
imperfect, which we all are.